31978R2686

17 . 11 . 78 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 323/7

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2686/78 of 15 November 1978 making the importation into the United Kingdom of trousers originating in India subject to authorization

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas, in view of the market disruption referred to COMMUNITIES, above, the Community has applied the procedures provided for in the said Agreement, which allow Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European appropriate safeguard measures to be taken in order to Economic Community, limit imports into the United Kingdom of the Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No product in question, account being taken of import 1439/74 of 4 June 1974 on common rules for trends, and these procedures have led to a mutually agreed solution ; imports (*), and in particular Article 1 2 thereof, After consultation within the Advisory Committee Whereas, in particular, under the Agreement negoti­ established by Article 5 of that Regulation, ated by the Community with India, compliance with the quantitative export limits established or to be esta­ Whereas imports of trousers falling within heading blished by virtue of the said Agreement is ensured by Nos 61.01 and 61.02 of the Common Customs Tariff a double-checking system, whose effectiveness (NIMEXE codes 61.01-62, 64, 66, 72, 74, 76 ; depends on the establishment of a system of control 61.02-66, 68 and 72, from all third countries, already accounted in 1977 for a considerable share of the by the Community ; whereas in order to establish such a system it is necessary to make import of the Community market ; whereas, in the case of the goods in question from India subject to authorization ; United Kingdom, that share has since increased still further ; Whereas, in order to ensure that the import authoriza­ Whereas quantitative limits have already been esta­ tion arrangements referred to above are not evaded by blished for the products in question in accordance anticipatory exports or indirect imports liable to cause with the provisions of the Multifibre Agreement injury to Community producers which would be diffi­ (MFA) and of bilateral Agreements negotiated between cult to remedy, it is necessary to establish the said the Community and certain supplying countries ; arrangements as soon as possible,

Whereas imports into the United Kingdom of the product concerned originating in India have increased sharply and substantially in the past few months ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas all these factors have given rise to disruption of the United Kingdom market and are causing Article 1 serious damage to Community producers ; Whereas, in pursuance of the Arrangement regarding The importation into the United Kingdom of the international trade in textiles, the Community has goods indicated below, originating in India and negotiated an Agreement on trade in textile products exported from that country in 1978, is hereby made with India ; whereas this Agreement contains specific subject to the production of an import authorization provision for recourse to safeguard measures ; issued by the United Kingdom authorities :

CCT Quantitative limit NIMEXE code Category heading Description from 1 . 1 . to No ( 1978) 31 . 12. 1978

6 ex 61.01 61.01-62, 64, Men's and boys' woven 110 000 pieces 66, 72, 74, 76 breeches, shorts and trousers ex 61.02 61.02-66, 68 , Women's, girls' and infants' 72 woven trousers

(») OJ No L 159, 15. 6. 1974, p. 1 .

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Article 2 and without delay upon presentation of a bill of lading proving that the goods in question were placed 1 . Import authorizations shall be issued automati­ on board in India for export to the United Kingdom cally and without delay, within the limits of the quan­ before the date of entry into force of this Regulation. tity specified above, upon presentation of the export documents agreed under the Agreement on trade in Article 3 textile products negotiated with India and reproduced in Annex C to Regulation (EEC) No 3019/77 (1). 1 . This Regulation shall enter into force on the Imports effected between 1 January 1978 and the date second day following its publication in the Official of entry into force of this Regulation shall be Journal of the European Communities. deducted from this quantity where the goods in ques­ 2. It shall apply until 31 December 1978, subject to tion were exported from India during this period. the adoption of a Council Regulation in accordance 2. Without prejudice to the provisions of paragraph with Articles 12 (6) and 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1 , import authorizations shall be issued automatically 1439/74.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 15 November 1978 .

For the Commission

Lorenzo NATALI Vice-President

(») OJ No L 357, 31 . 12. 1977, p. 1 .